Listful Thinking cover

Some thoughts I had while reading this book:

 

  1. Yes
  2. I can try that.
  3. This will be so useful!
  4. I don’t know about that.
  5. This is less useful.
  6. Why does Rizzo think that what works for her will work for everyone?
  7. I hate apps.
  8. This is going to be a difficult review.

 

I admit that I am a list-maker.  I enjoy writing things down.  Any things.  Lists are nice because they have a purpose and I don’t have to create people or plots.  If I have a nice pen or a sharp pencil, it will be fabulous.  Author Paula Rizzo is also a list-maker, and she thinks it can change your life.  According to Rizzo, lists can save time, improve organization, increase productivity, save money, and reduce stress.  Rizzo believes so strongly in the power of lists that most of the book is written as a list of one kind or another.  To try using lists yourself, she recommends the following (numbers in parentheses indicate which above thought resulted):

 

  • Write down everything you need to do ever (Thought #3)
  • Even if you do it every day (#4)
  • So you can feel a sense of accomplishment by crossing off more tasks (2)
  • Write down all the things, events, people, etc. for which you are grateful (2)
  • List your to-dos at work (1)
  • List your to-dos at home (1)
  • List your to-dos with friends (6, 2)
  • Visit my website (2)
  • Buy paper and writing implements that make you enjoy writing things down (4, 5)
  • Try all the list-making apps you can get your hands smartphone on (7, 6)
  • Visit my website (4)
  • Then choose those apps that work best for you (5)
  • Pay others to do the job for you (5)
  • Visit my website! (8)
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    Rizzo’s first two chapters cover how wonderful and helpful lists can be, and she’s pretty persuasive.  It’s clear that lists have done wonders for her and the she truly believes that lists can do wonders for everyone.  Maybe she’s right; maybe she’s crazy; maybe she just wanted a place to regularly plug her website and products.  Read Listful Thinking and decide for yourself.  (But feel free to skip the last two chapters.)

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